I don't know how many diaries and journals have only the first page written upon. Most of mine do to be sure. But even if my blog has only one entry, let it be this prayer, a favorite from Thomas Merton's Thoughts in Solitude, Part Two, Chapter II...
MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
- Thomas Merton, "Thoughts in Solitude"
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Welcome to the blogosphere! I know you've been reading my blog off and on, and I've been waiting for you to take the plunge.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Merton's very meaningful prayer.
As for blog format, just take off, and you can play around with it as you go along. I think you're off to a great start. Peace.
I'm glad I found this blog. I'm related to this blogger and know his words are spoken from a heart filled with the Holy Spirit. I'll look forward to following this 21st century communication tool.
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